Center support for awning-rollers.



W. K. JACOBS.

CENTER SUPPORT FOR AWNING ROLLERS.

APPLICATION FILED 111111.21, 1914.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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W. K. JACOBS. CENTER SUPPORT FOR AWNING ROLLERS. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 21, 1914.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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CENTER SUPPORT FOR AWNING ROLLERS,

APPLICATION IILBD MAR. 21, 1914.

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' 1. I Application filed March 21, 1914. Seria1No.826,387.w i 9 Be it known that I, WiLIJIs'K. Jiiooiis a [citizen of the United: States resiiding at St. Paul, in'the county ofRamse y and State of ,Minnesotay have invented certain new and. useful Improvements inks-Center Supports for Awning-Rollers, of-which the following "isa specificationu 1 rMy invention.relatestoimprovements*in tilting he roller" Y e a 'zontalposition thgiltam Occur mma y without the j use 10f: screws "or. bolts,

f its r normal horlmoth-est ends the tiv eiit ien amass: in the '5 construction," combination, and arrangement,

of parts" hereinafter described"and claimedi f ln' the accompanying drawings showing v the preferred ernbodlinent of theplnvention, t Flgure' 1 1s aperspectWe view of the center support with thetwo constituent members "'of'the centersupport with a fragment of coupledtogether; Fig. 2 is a front eleyation an awning roller supporte'dtherein; Fig. .3

is a sideeleyation off-the center s'upportwith some parts broken away; showing the top" member securedto" the backboardor Wall and the bottomfmeniber' slipped partway over thetop' nie'mber';*Fig. 4 is a vertical ,s'ejetionthrough acenter support secured in a front. elevation ofthe top" member alone;

and-Fig. 6 is a rear elevation ofthebottom member alone.

Generally speaking or roller supporting member adapted t'obe hung upon the top member.

Q In the embodiment of the intention shown I in the drawings; fthe' top member is a bracket having a shank 2 adapted "to seat against and be seciired upon, "a backboard shank ishre shown formed with holes '5 to receive one. or more fastening screws orthe invention com-e prises a top or bracketmember adapted'to I shank when the be secured to fixedisupport and a bottom man-tempt; 22, 1914-.

'bolts '6 I The arm 3,Iwhich is preferablybowed upwardly, springs from the "upper end of the shank-*2, and is" projected upwardly and outwardly therefrom, so as to leave between the "arrn and the wall orbackboard aspace crsoeke't 7 wideenjough to. i "allow the .hanger bar '12 ofrthe lower menu -berto dropwfreely "therein, as hereinafter {explained." In orderto leave space enough :for the hanger bar-to seat firmlylupon the topfof the fshank 2 Without being; wedged between theia'rm and the wall, the arm 3 is preferably."(constructed to spring from the outer or forward face of the shank," or

rather from-"anbutward' offset or shoulder 8 formed .thereonw The; bottom or -suspension member consists of-"a 'skeleton framehaving at the'bottom l an -fo'utwardly projecting roller support comprising two spaced arms 9 in which arejourn'aled anti-frictionrollers 10,and at the baickfan upwardly extending hanger.

. lhehanger comprises two upright; side mem'bers '11 eonnectedat =theitop by means of across bar 12which1ie preferably, in:

the same plane as the upright side members so that its rear face shall be flush with'the rear face of j the upright members. At the bottom of the hanger near the point of union.bet ween the hanger uprightsand the roller supporting arms 9 the hanger uprights areconnected by meansof a' crossbar 13. This is arranged upon the'outer face of the uprights, so as to be outwardly offset therefrom, for the purpose-hereinafter mentioned, The cross bar 12 is thin enough to rights 11 are spacedapart a distance somedrop freely Within the socket 7 ,and 'sjeat mpon the top of the shank 2, while theupplace upon'the backboardor wall; Fig. 5 is what -greater than the width of theZShank,

sol as not only to fit over the shankg'butto allow for some play of lateral'motion of the suspension member with reference to the v members are coupled together', as shown in FigsJI and In use the top bracketis first secured or bolted uponthe Wall or backboard A which "isto supportthe awning. Thehange'r'ofthe bottommember is then'slipped over theo'utwardly extending arm 30f the top member,

as illustrated in Fig. 3, thisarm with its rol-ler @passing freely through; the opening in the hanger, until the cross bar 12 drops down into'the socket1-7 and upon the top of the sha nk 2 of the top member, as shown in Fig.4. j-The uprightside members .11 will j then seat and be braced against the wall or backboard on either side of the shank 2,while the bottom cross bar18 will stand across the outer face of the shank and serve to brace the bottom member against the shank of the top member if the wall or backboard should "notextend far enough down on the sides of the shank 2 to form a suflicient backsupport for the suspension member. The awn ing roller B is then inserted between the top' .and'bottom members, and will rest centrally upon the rollers 1010f .the lower or bottom member, withzi-ts ends supported in journal bearings (not shown) of any appropriate tine, Thus it will be Seenthat the center support is so constructed that lit not only can be put in place-with great ease and fa-- cility, but has great strengthand weight supporting power, for the strain uponthe.

suspension member and the weight of the awning willbe not only downwardly upon the shank and its securing bolt, but torsional or Langulannamely an outward pull at the :-top,"which is exerted against the base of the arm 3, and an inward thrust atithebottom,

which isreceived uponthe face of the support or the shank. Furthermorejthesupport is so constructedzthat it can befastened upon a veryismall supporting surface-and space .enoughfis lefit between-the inner sides of the uprights 11 and the shank 2 to afl'ord the suspension member" suificient swinging play tojenableit; to accommodate itself to such tilting of the awning roller vout of its normal .t

horizontal pos tion as may occur in ordinary I do not wish to limit myself to the exact structure shown in the drawings, for-it is v obv ous that various modifications may be 40' -.made therein without departing from the principle of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the claims.

' ql-claim as any invention: A center support for awning rollers comprising *ltwo separable members ecooperating to hold ,an awning roller'betwe'en them, namely a top member adapted to be secured M11011 a fixed support, and abottom member adaptedfto be removablyhung from t e fplm b r- 2. A ,center support for awningrollers comprising, two separable] members 006p- .eratang to hold an: awning roller between them, namely abracket member adapted to 'be secured upon j a fixed support and having reta ning ,arm, extending upwardly ,and

Y eu war y om d s ppO t-and pension member having a skeleton hanger adapted to be hung from sa idjiarm with -,the top member .o-fthe hanger lodged in the space at the base of said arm between said arm andsaldsfinedsuppqrt..

-A center support iterawnlng rollers :corhprising two; separable member-s copp- .e t ns; t h ld ning. ol be wee them, namelyla bracket member having a "shank adapted to be secured upon a fixed support and a retaining arm extending up wardly and outwardly fromthe shank, and

a suspension member having a skeleton 7c shank adapted to be secured iupoln a fixed; l

support and -a retaining arm projected up wardly andoutw'ardly, from theouter-face of the shank near the top thereof, whereby :to leave'a' space above said shank and be tween said arm and said fined support, and f the suspension member having an upwardly 5 extending skeleton-hanger formed withga cross barat the top, said hanger being adapted to be hung overjfsald 31111 1- Wltll'ltS across ibar lodged 1n the space between said armg;

.andfsaid fixed support and resting upon ithQ 9e 7 '25, A 'ycenter support" @6 1 V awnin'g rollers comprising separableftop'rand bottom mere: .abers, the top member having a shank adapt-4;; edlto be secureduponjailfixed support-and a retaining arm projected {upwardlyand outwardly ,from'said shank, landthe bottom,

1 member having a skeleton hanger :comprising upright side membersiand a cross bar at thegtop, said hanger -beingadaptditto be A hung over-said arm with its cross zbarlodged in the space betweenxsaid arm and 'saidfixed, support, the sides ofthe hanger losing;spaced apart a 'suflicien-t distance-"to receive saide;

shank betweenfthem, v whereby the hanger will lie in the .same plane as the shank,

6. A center support for awning rollersj comprising two separable -members co6p- "crating to hold an awning. rollerbetween; them, namely azbracket member fadapted to 11:0

(. besecured ,upon a fired support and having an outwardly and upwardly extending arm,

,and a suspension member adapted ,tobe'Te annovabl-y hung ,over said arm at the point where at spr ngs away flOIIlnSflK l support,

and means for bracing the lower part of the suspension Jnember against the face of the bracket.

.' 17 A center {support awning rollersz;

,comprisingseparable top and bottom mem here, the top memberhavinga shankadapted to be secured upon a fiagedsupportand arew taining. .ar-m projected? upwardly and out wardly from said shank, and the suspension -nember having any upwardly extending hanger comprising side members and across bar t t p, s idil e e be n e lar t .be hung over said amtwith thefcross barf fled ed in t ae se e ween si earm aa s i fixed sup-Peat and yingi the-s in r 1,111,590 I p 3t b plane as the shank, and a brace connecting ,che' suspension member from moving latersaid side members near the bottom and being ally-beyond a predetermined point With refoutwardly ofi'set therefrom so as to lie in a erence tothe bracket member. i plane outside the plane of the shank. In testimony whereof I aifixmy signature 5 8. A 'center support forawning rollers in presenceoftwo Witnesses.

comprising two separable members; namely a bracket member adapted to be secured upon'a fixed support, and a suspension mem Witnesses: t her adapted to be removablyhung from the ARTHUR P; LOTHROP, 10 bracket member, and means for preventing SwANsoN,

i Copies of this patent may be obtained for fi vec ents eae h, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents i i i v Washington, D. 0.

WILLIS K. JAooB's; 

